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Events and training from Capital Growth

Previous Capital Growth events


4
Nov
2024

Capital Growth November members drop-in

Come and have a chat in these lunchtime Zoom sessions, meet your Capital Growth Coordinator and find out how to make the...

13:0014:00

4
Oct
2024

Capital Growth October members drop-in

Come and have a chat in these lunchtime Zoom sessions, meet your Capital Growth Coordinator and find out how to make the...

13:0014:00

3
Oct
2024

SEWN Together: a localised food growers gathering in North London

North Londoners, join us for a regional food growing gathering at the Calthorpe Community Garden.

In person event10:0016:00

4
Sep
2024

Capital Growth September members drop-in

Come and have a chat in these lunchtime Zoom sessions, meet your Capital Growth coordinator and find out how to make the...

In person event13:0014:00

8
Jul
2024

Cultivating successful school food gardens

An online workshop to help build sustainable food growing projects in schools.

In person event16:3018:00

19
Jun
2024

From pests to partners: natural pest and disease management

How to create thriving gardens and happy ecosystems through a holistic approach to pests and plant care

In person event18:0020:00

12
Jun
2024

Identifying insects in your garden

Learn how to identify insects so that you can better record biodiversity in your garden of food growing space.

Webinar17:3019:00

22
May
2024

Create your food growing curriculum

Learn how to create a school garden curriculum through the school calendar year.

In person event14:0016:30

27
Apr
2024

Our Right to Grow Summit: a gathering of London food growers

The one-day summit for food growers to explore how we can build a citizen’s Right to Grow on London’s public-sector...

In person event13:0017:00

26
Apr
2024

Create a school food growing space

Join us for this in-person training on setting up a food-growing site in your school.

In person event11:0013:00

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Gardeniser Training

Online

8 Jan 2025 | Accredited training

A European, ECVET accredited Gardeniser training programme that supports community garden and farm projects. The Gardeniser Pro course is divided into 3 modules and each module includes units with one or more learning outcomes. The course is designed to run alongside any demanding role and produce genuinely useful, personalised resources through the tasks set.

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Blythe Hill Fields Community Orchard Planting Day

Blythe Hill Fields, London SE6 Access Via Codrington Hill, Montacute Road, Brockley View or Blythe Hill Lane

31 Jan 2025 | Event

Come and help us plant our 12 new trees on Friday 31st January!

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Practical Organic Gardening course (Level 2)

Sydenham Garden, 28a Wynell Road, SE23 2LW

6 Feb 2025 | Accredited training

Practical Organic Gardening is a Level 2 course, designed by Sydenham Garden and accredited by the Open College Network (OCN). The 10-month course runs weekly on Thursdays, from 5th Feb – 11th Dec 2025. It is open to adult learners with some experience in gardening, who would like to develop their understanding of plants, soil and sustainable gardening techniques. Places will be prioritised for those living with a mental and/or physical health issue.

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10-week Gardening Fundamentals evening course with EcoLocal

EcoLocal The Lodge, Honeywood Walk, Carshalton, Surrey, SM5 3NX

12 Feb 2025 | Accredited training

We have an exciting new gardening course at EcoLocal. Our RHS qualified and award-winning Horticultural tutor has developed a 10-week classroom-based evening course called ‘Gardening Fundamentals’ that takes you through the full range of gardening activities, from looking after and improving soil to pruning, propagation, design and keeping plants healthy. This new course will run on a Wednesday evening between 7 and 9pm for 10 consecutive weeks between 12th February and 16th April 2025.

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Capital Growth is London's Food Growing Network, with over 2000 members. Whether you are growing at home, as part of an allotment, in a community group or school you can join for free to receive benefits such as discounts, advice and monthly enewsletters.

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